Česukai
Česukai is a village with 5 inhabitants (2010) in the Merkinė District , Lithuania . In 1959 there were 79 inhabitants.
geography
Česukai is located in the Merkinė district , in the Varėna district . The village is located in the Dzūkija National Park , in the Merkys Protected Landscape Area , about 1 km south of Merkinė , in the Memel Valley .
pyramid
The village is known for its geopathological ( bioenergetic ) pyramid , called Pyramid Merkinė and Herzentemper (lit. "Širdžių šventovė"), built in 2003 on the initiative of Povilas Žėkas (* 1983) and Onutė Žėkienė. The pyramid is in the Žėkas settlement, at the entrance to the village. In 2009 the glass dome (height 12.5 m, diameter 22 m) and 3 wooden crosses were built. The Protected Areas Authority, Valstybinė saugomų teritorijny tarnyba (VSTT) requested the demolition of the pyramid in 2010, but a signature-collection campaign to preserve it was successful.
literature
- Česukai. Mažoji lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, T. 1 (A – J). Vilnius, Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija , 1966, 326 psl.
- Povilas Žėkas. Žodis, apšviečiąs pasaulį, 2004. 500 copies
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Apie Povilo Žėko fenomeną ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Merkinės piramidę gins sąjūdis
